Brick package and method of making same



Aug'. 5, 1952 B. E. PERSSON ET AL.

BRICK PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed April 18, 1950 IIVVE/VTORS.

BEA/67' E- FEES-SON THORO E LU/VDGPEN REM HOLD M ELGENST/EE/VA M4 MM ATTORNEY.

there is obtained the free space 3 for handling and transport of the packet, for example with a fork truck. This latter layer carries bricks lying above it and placed crosswise. A binding device I consisting of an iron hoop stretches over the base and a part corresponding to thebase on the top of the. packet and thus encircles the whole packet.

Figure 2 on the drawing is a skeleton drawing of a brick packet placed on a stand 4 which is supported by spring 5 resting on'a foundation. A

vibrator is designated by 6. After vibrating of the brick packet has been performed by means of the vibrator shown in outline hooping is-done with an iron hoop l which is thrown round the packet. It is also possible first to fit the hoop vidual bricks, and finally tightening said binding band.

3. A portable package containing a plurality of substantially rectangular bricks, comprising a base portion, an intermediate portion and a top portion, said base portion and said top portion each'being formedbya row of bricks laid side by side with their longitudinal sides adjacent to each other, said intermediate portion being formed by aleast one layer of a double row of bricks, the bricks of each row of the on loosely, then vibrate the packet and finally tighten and fasten the hoop.

The invention may also be applied in conjunction with the transport of other material than bricks, for example, blocks of cement, concrete; light concrete or other building material. Another example .ofsuch goods is fuel briquettes.

What is claimed is:

1. A method. of, packing substantially rectangular' bricks and similar articles in a portable tightly packed unit,. comprising the steps of loosely stacking a plurality of bricks so. as, to form apackagathen subjecting the said package. to vibrationsso .as to. settle the individual bricks and to crush small loose bodies interspersed between individual, bricks, and .finally tightly encircling thevibrated package with at least one binding band extending over, said top andfbase portions; of the package.

2. A method of packing substantially rectangular bricksand, similar articles ina portable tightly packed unit, comprising the steps: of loosely stacking a plurality of bricks so as to form a package, then loosely encircling the vibrated package with at least one binding band-extending transversely over the said opposite sides of the base and top portions of the-package, there:- upon subjecting the; said; package. to yibrations soasto settle the individual bricks-and :to crush small. loose bodiesinterspersed between: indidouble row being laid side by side with their longitudinal sides adjacent to each other, the

.tworows ermine-intermediate portion abutting againsteach other with the respective short sides of the bricks, the butt line being approximately *in, alignment with the transverse center lines of the base and top portions whereby the inter- Number mediate'portion is wider than the base and top portions, and at least one binding band tightly encircling the entire. package. transversely to the longitudinal axesofjthe' bricks forming theibase and top portions;

4.,A ,portablepackage-as defined in claim 3, wherein the ,said intermediate portion of the package includes a plurality of layers .each formed by adouble row of bricks,..and whereina layer of bricks formed by a center row oflbricks are laid side by side with their longitudinal sides facirigflpachother and flanked at both shortsides by. anouter row of bricksv transversely laid tojthe bricks or the center-row is dispersed between each two layers formed by the aforesaiddoublenrow of bricks, 1

BENGT E.;P-ERSSON.'

THORD E;.,LUNDGREN. q REINHOLD M. ELGENSTIERNA.

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